Markset · by Incus Software
PDF markup for drawing sets, ready on first open.
Clouds and callouts, measuring in feet and inches, and review stamps, set up in the colors, line weights and sizes an architect already uses. No menu-digging, no building tool sets from scratch.
Free · open source
The everyday drawing-set jobs, done well
Markset's core is free and open source. It does the work most architects do in PDFs every day.
- MarkupsClouds, callouts, text, arrows, dimensionsWith your own defaults, so the next one comes out the way you like it.
- MeasuringFeet and inches, per sheetCalibrate each sheet's scale once; length, area, perimeter and count read the way drawings are dimensioned.
- CompareWhat changed between revisionsDrawing and text changes, old against new, in two colors that never rely on red against green.
- Place on PagesOne stamp, every sheetCopy a stamp, seal or note to every sheet in the set, anchored to the same corner.
- Tool paletteArchitect symbols includedUS starter and electrical symbol libraries, free.
- Standard PDFsRespects the fileMarkups are standard PDF annotations, so your sets open in other viewers.
Markset Pro
The parts that save a working architect time every week
Pro adds depth for practices on top of the free core. It is in early access: the first tools ship to early buyers, and the rest arrive as updates included in your year.
- First releaseStamps and sealsA shop-drawing review stamp you fill in by clicking, and your seal and signature placed on the sheets you choose.
- Coming in ProComplete architect tool setsBeyond the starter palette: life safety, accessibility review, keynotes and coordination.
- Coming in ProProject profiles and a submittal logStamps that fill in the project, submittal number, initials and date, and an exportable log of every stamp placed.
- Coming in ProTime-saversSaved placements and batch stamping.
Open source
Built on Open PDF Studio
Markset is Incus Software's architect edition of Open PDF Studio, an open-source PDF editor (LGPL-3.0). Markset's core stays open source at github.com/incus-software/markset; Pro is a separate, paid add-on.